The phrase "as a compress" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing something that serves the function of compression, such as in medical or technical scenarios.
Example: "The doctor recommended using a cold pack as a compress to reduce swelling after the injury."
Alternatives: "in the role of a compress" or "serving as a compress".
These potent, volatile oils are then mixed with a carrier, usually a vegetable oil like soybean or almond oil, or they are diluted with alcohol or water so they can be rubbed on the skin, sprayed in the air, inhaled or applied as a compress, but never consumed.
For newborns considered "weak" (kubula nguzu), respondents described using warmed, dry cloths as a compress on the newborns joints every day.
Participants commonly used three main treatment types: conventional medicines, traditional medicines or complementary and alternative medicine (e.g., herbs taken orally or applied as a compress, massage, acupuncture, spiritual healing).
Use your palm as a compress.
It can then be used as a compress on boils, relieving pain and irritation.
If you wear them, remove your glasses or contacts before using your palms as a compress.
They seem to me as good as anything she has ever done, but also to strike out in the direction of a new, late style — one that is not so much a departure as a compressing or summing up of her whole career.
This value was taken as a compressing load P for our numerical simulations.
This is an important point as a compressed image is equivalent to an encrypted image that can only be reconstructed if the keys are available.
In the interface, the user may choose to have the results returned to the browser, or downloaded as a compressed text file.
These provide programmatic access (using XSLT transforms or other methods) to the METS bitstream itself, which contains all the files in the deposition as a compressed archive.
